Phoenix Suns 87, Denver Nuggets 97 — Recap

May 1, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 87, Denver Nuggets 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 21-18 DEN; Q2 PHX 21-22 DEN; Q3 PHX 31-30 DEN; Q4 PHX 14-27 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 39 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 17-of-30 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 35 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-29 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-27 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 16 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-8 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

39 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 17-30 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

35 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 4 3PM · 14-29 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 10-27 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
PHX	21	21	31	14		87
DEN	18	22	30	27		97

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

30Points in the paint48

11Fast-break points7

10Second-chance points6

7Points off turnovers6

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.2%Effective FG%52.0%

8.5%Turnover %10.5%

23.4%Offensive rebound %15.2%

0.053Free-throw rate0.276

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	45	35	5	6	0	0	2	14-29	4-8	3-3	-7
Kevin Durant F	44	24	8	3	1	2	2	10-27	2-12	2-2	-4
Deandre Ayton C	33	14	8	4	0	1	4	7-10	0-0	0-0	0
Damion Lee G	26	0	6	2	0	0	0	0-5	0-3	0-0	-5
Chris Paul G	25	8	5	6	0	0	0	4-10	0-0	0-0	+8
Josh Okogie G	22	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	0
Cameron Payne G	17	2	1	1	0	1	0	1-7	0-4	0-0	-16
Torrey Craig F	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-10
Bismack Biyombo C	10	2	4	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-1
Jock Landale C	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-9
Ish Wainright F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	41	39	16	5	2	1	3	17-30	2-6	3-4	+2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	41	14	5	2	1	0	1	5-6	4-4	0-0	+1
Aaron Gordon F	39	16	1	1	2	1	2	5-8	1-3	5-6	+11
Jamal Murray G	39	10	4	8	0	0	3	3-15	0-9	4-4	+14
Bruce Brown G	25	9	4	1	0	1	0	2-5	0-1	5-6	+12
Michael Porter Jr. F	23	5	4	1	0	1	0	2-7	0-2	1-1	-12
Jeff Green F	16	2	4	1	0	2	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	+7
Christian Braun G	16	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	+15

🔬 Advanced Stats

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	45	35	57.7	32.7	-8.1	17.5
Kevin Durant	Bench	44	24	43.0	29.7	-5.8	9.1
Deandre Ayton	Bench	33	14	70.0	19.2	+4.6	11.2
Chris Paul	Bench	25	8	40.0	17.9	+18.2	13.3
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	10	2	50.0	14.3	-5.0	3.1
Josh Okogie	Bench	22	2	33.3	6.0	-2.0	-2.8
Cameron Payne	Bench	17	2	14.3	16.7	-47.1	-16.7
Landry Shamet	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	5	0	0.0	0.0	-95.0	75.0
Damion Lee	Bench	26	0	0.0	8.2	-13.9	0.6
Terrence Ross	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
T.J. Warren	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Torrey Craig	Bench	11	0	0.0	6.9	-49.8	-27.3
Darius Bazley	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Wainright	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	-120.0	200.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	41	39	61.4	39.8	+2.5	27.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	39	16	75.2	15.7	+10.7	11.1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	41	14	116.7	8.0	+1.3	11.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	10	29.8	24.7	+20.9	6.2
Bruce Brown	Bench	25	9	58.9	15.7	+22.7	9.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	23	5	33.6	13.7	-25.5	6.2
Jeff Green	Bench	16	2	33.3	12.1	+20.1	7.4
Christian Braun	Bench	16	2	50.0	6.3	+52.0	4.3
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reggie Jackson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Smith	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0